Pres. Obama Signs Proclamation to Create a Harriet Tubman Monument

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s death, President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation today creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reports.

Advocates have long rallied for a monument honoring the woman known as “Moses” who freed herself and led hundreds of slaves out of bondage.